You Don’t Have to Be Straight to Be in the Military; You Just Have to Be Able to Shoot Straight

Many thanks to Barry Goldwater for this post’s title.

Let me preface this by saying that I have absolutely no military experience.  I am a linguist by trade, a libertarian, and an armchair counterjihadist with more experience in the service industry than I care to admit.  Believe it or not, this gives me an interesting perspective [...]

From the Pen of David Horowitz: February 13, 2010

“For two centuries, the socialist idea – the future promise that justifies the present sacrifice – has functioned as a blank check for the violence and injustice associated with efforts to achieve it”
– The Politics of Bad Faith
This quote was submitted by Bruce.
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Geert Wilders: Freedom on Trial

The Dutch politician goes on trial for insulting Islam.

Geert Wilders’s speech at his trial today

English translation: Mister Speaker, judges of the court, I would like to make use of my right to speak for a few minutes. Freedom is the most precious of all our attainments and the most vulnerable. People have devoted their lives to it and given their lives for it….

Demand for jizya in…Copenhagen?

“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel…